Very Computer

Hi all,
rather basic question - i have searched help on "break" and looked for "J" -
but could not get any info on how to break a line from command mode...

l.

Insert a carriage return, either manually, or with a mapping such as:

:map ;b <esc>i<cr><esc>

HTH,

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Craig Peterein

Quote:>rather basic question - i have searched help on "break" and looked for "J" -
>but could not get any info on how to break a line from command mode...

Suppose your line is
        this line needs a break just before the first j

If by "command mode" you mean with a : command, it's
        :s/j/
then type Control-V and Control-M and continue with
        j/
and the Enter key.

But it's much easier in insert mode. Position where you want a line
break, hit i to enter insert mode, and press the Enter key. Then
either keep typing to insert text, or press the Esc key.

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"And if you're afraid of butter, which many people are nowa-
days, (long pause) you just put in cream."     --Julia Child

Quote:> rather basic question - i have searched help on
> "break" and looked for "J" - but could not get
> any info on how to break a line from command mode...

I usually replace a space with a CR, ie "r<CR>".
And if there's no space, well, then I simply
go into insert mode first.  But of course
you can map this to some combination.

Sven

Quote:> Hi all,
> rather basic question - i have searched help on "break" and looked for
> "J" - but could not get any info on how to break a line from command
> mode...

Most of the time you'll probably be wanting to break on a space, and
you'll not be too worried about what happens to that space. Move the
cursor onto the space and replace it with a carriage return, using the
key sequence:

r <CR>

Quote:> l.

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Alan Mackenzie (Munich, Germany)

(like "aa"), remove one of them (leaving, say, "a").